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SOLVED: What Is The Maximum Files Size On OneDrive For Business or Personal?

Since Microsoft merged the OneDrive (personal) and OneDrive for Business clients into the current OneDrive NGSC (Next Generation Sync Client) in 2016, the maximum files size limit has changed from 2GB to now 10GB.

If you want to know which file names, characters or locations are not allowed to sync with OneDrive, see THIS short article.

Sync features	OLD OneDrive	Current OneDrive
– Max file Size	2GB	15GB
– Selective sync	no	yes
– Max file limit	20 000	30 Mi (150 000 per folder)
– IT Control	very limited	more control

If you want to know how to source the OneDrive ADMX templates for your organization, see our short article Where Is the ADMX Template for OneDrive?

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isengdoang says:

December 3, 2019 at 3:00 pm

You didnt show what characters were or werent allowed...thanks.
- Ian Matthews says:
  
  January 6, 2020 at 11:08 pm
  
  Hi Ho; As of January 2020, these names and extentions are not allowed for files or folders: .lock, CON, PRN, AUX, NUL, COM0 - COM9, LPT0 - LPT9, _vti_, desktop.ini, any filename starting with ~$.